Botswana vs Eswatini: Stillbirth rate
Botswana
1.39 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Eswatini
1.36 deaths per 100 births
in 2023
Botswana rank
51st
Eswatini rank
53rd
Stillbirth rate over time
- Botswana
- Eswatini
How they compare
Botswana currently reports 1.39 deaths per 100 births against 1.36 deaths per 100 births in Eswatini, a difference of 0.03 deaths per 100 births.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 24 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Eswatini ahead.
Botswana ranks 51st and Eswatini ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Botswana averaged higher in 2 and Eswatini in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Eswatini | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.45 deaths per 100 births | 1.56 deaths per 100 births | 0.1086 deaths per 100 births | Eswatini |
| 2010s | 1.5 deaths per 100 births | 1.46 deaths per 100 births | 0.0422 deaths per 100 births | Botswana |
| 2020s | 1.41 deaths per 100 births | 1.39 deaths per 100 births | 0.0182 deaths per 100 births | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher stillbirth rate, Botswana or Eswatini?
- Botswana, at 1.39 deaths per 100 births against 1.36 deaths per 100 births in Eswatini as of 2023.
- What is the difference in stillbirth rate between Botswana and Eswatini?
- 0.03 deaths per 100 births, with Botswana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Eswatini?
- 24 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2023.
- How do Botswana and Eswatini rank globally for stillbirth rate?
- Botswana ranks 51st and Eswatini ranks 53rd of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Inter-agency Group for Child Mortality Estimation (2025) – processed by Our World in Data, published as Stillbirth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Estimated number of stillbirths, per 100 total births.